Title:  Sous Chef

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and ambitious Sous Chef to join the culinary team at Principality Stadium, one of the UK's most iconic sports and entertainment venues. Working alongside the Stadium Executive Chef and Head Chef, you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional food experiences across conference and events, premium hospitality, retail catering, and major sporting and entertainment events.

As a hands-on leader, you will support the day-to-day management of the main kitchen while driving food quality, innovation, and operational excellence. This role offers the opportunity to develop retail food concepts, lead and inspire a high-performing team, and contribute to the delivery of world-class hospitality experiences in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where no two days are the same.

• Lead and support the delivery of high-quality food operations across conference and events, hospitality, retail, and matchday catering activities at Principality Stadium.
• Oversee kitchen production and event execution, ensuring food is prepared, presented, and delivered to agreed quality, safety, and service standards.
• Drive retail food innovation and menu development, creating commercially successful food concepts that enhance guest satisfaction and revenue performance.
• Manage food cost control, stock management, and labour planning, ensuring efficient use of resources while meeting financial and operational targets.
• Lead, coach, and develop the kitchen team, fostering a positive culture of excellence, engagement, and continuous professional development.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, HACCP, allergen, and health & safety regulations, maintaining the highest standards of hygiene and operational compliance.
• Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day management of the kitchen and assume full responsibility for culinary operations in their absence.
• Drive continuous improvement across culinary operations, identifying opportunities to enhance food quality, operational efficiency, guest experience, and overall business performance.

• Proven Sous Chef experience within a high-volume hospitality, stadium, events, arena, hotel, or conference and banqueting environment.

• Strong Conference & Events catering expertise, with experience delivering large-scale hospitality and event operations to exceptional standards.

• Commercial and retail food development experience, including menu creation, food innovation, cost control, and driving revenue growth through food offerings.

• Effective leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach, develop, and manage high-performing kitchen teams.

• Comprehensive knowledge of food safety and compliance, including HACCP, allergen management, food hygiene, and Health & Safety legislation.

• Strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and consistently deliver operational excellence.